mesbooks Chapter 166 Mill Drawings
Chapter 166 Mill Drawings
There was nothing to do at the factory, so the two went back home to prepare for lunch.
Jiang Dayou just said that he has to go back to town today to arrange some things, so we have to let them leave early.
Now that the opening date has been set, their toothpaste production line must be put on the agenda as soon as possible, and Duan Minmin must also start studying the water mill drawings.
The fineness of the raw materials for making toothpaste is also an important parameter, and they also want to try whether the walnut oil made by pressing will be of better quality and have a higher oil yield.
After returning home, Zheng Yuan went into the kitchen, while Duan Minmin took out some paper and started studying it in the main room.
Duan Minmin was a draftsman before, so general design drawings were no problem for him. The problem now was that he had to consider the mechanical rotation principles of the water mill and water pestle.
The era in which the two of them lived was the era of short videos. As long as you wanted, you could learn anything on video software.
Coincidentally, both of them were very interested in these ancient crafts, and they often shared with each other and learned a lot.
Duan Minmin probably remembers the basic structure, but some details are not very clear and need to be improved.
She hadn't made much progress on her drawings yet, but Zheng Yuan's meal was ready, and the children and the Jiang father and son had returned.
Duan Minmin put down the small drawing she was working on and went to eat first.
After lunch, Jiang Dayou took Aji and Jiang Feng back to town, while Jiang Gongzi and Jiang Shui continued to stay here.
Originally it would have been best for them to go with him, but he was still uneasy about what happened last night, so he simply let his son stay with Jiang Shui to prevent any accidents.
Zheng Yuan and Duan Minmin also knew his good intentions and thanked him sincerely.
As soon as Jiang Dayi left, the children gathered around them and started chattering about what they had learned this morning. The two of them smiled and listened patiently to the children's chatter.
Today is the first day of school, and we won’t be taught anything, just simple strokes and counting.
It’s just that it’s the first day of school for the kids, so they are very excited and think everything is new.
Looking at this happy family, Master Jiang and Jiang Feng, who were watching from the side, also felt warm in their hearts. As expected, seeing others happy would make one feel happy. Master Jiang probably knew why he suddenly wanted to stay.
There was not much time for lunch break, and the two were afraid that the children would not have energy in the afternoon, so after listening to each child's ideas, they sent them all to sleep.
A half-hour light sleep can help the brain to be clear and relaxed, allowing for better learning. This is a must-have recharging activity for modern children at noon every day.
The children felt very excited and were not sleepy at all, but they still listened to them and went back to their room obediently.
After they cleaned up the kitchen, they continued to study the blueprints in the living room. Although they were a little dizzy from eating, they were afraid that the children would oversleep, so they had to wake them up soon.
Young Master Jiang had nothing to do, and there were many people working in the yard over there, so he couldn't sleep over there, so he simply followed the two of them and watched them tinker with the paper.
The two of us were able to recall more and more things together, and through discussion, we were able to draw some of the things that we hadn't figured out before.
Young Master Jiang was watching in amazement, as these two aunts could actually use this charcoal pencil to draw such a large and strange thing.
Although he didn't quite understand it, he inexplicably felt it was very powerful. This might be what it means to feel powerful without knowing it.
The two of them kept revising, but after half an hour, there was not much progress.
It was almost time, so the two of them woke up the children here and went to wake up the few children who were sleeping at Duan Minmin's house.
The children rubbed their eyes and gathered in the yard in a daze. The two asked them to wash their faces before leaving. After washing their faces, they felt much clearer. Several children chased each other and agreed to go to the village chief's house together.
After sending the children away, the two sat down and continued to study the drawings.
Mr. Jiang found it very interesting to watch from the side, but he couldn't understand it, so he couldn't help but chat with the two.
"Auntie, what do you use this thing for?"
"This is called a water mill and a water pestle. We can use the impact of the flowing water to drive it. We can use these two things to grind our raw materials. It saves much more labor than using people." Duan Minmin answered him without raising her head.
"I've seen mills and pestles before, but this is the first time I've seen one that doesn't require human effort. Is this also something you came up with, aunt?"
Jiang Feng felt that his young master's eyes were filled with stars when he looked at the two of them.
"Well, we don't have the ability to do that. It may not be common in your northern part, but it is not a rare thing in our southern part. We just improved it a little to meet our own needs."
The history of water-pestle and water mill is quite long. How dare these two people take the credit for themselves?
"I see. Maybe I didn't care about it after seeing it myself. But aunt, I'm really curious, how did you see the paintings?"
Young Master Jiang recalled the mills and pestles he had seen before, but he felt that they did not match the drawings.
People in ancient times had not learned geometry and did not understand what a front view, a top view, or a cross-section view was. If they did not have good spatial imagination, it would be difficult to restore the original appearance of an object in their mind based on a drawing.
Without any other ideas at the moment, Duan Minmin put down the charcoal pencil in her hand, pointed at the various parts on the picture, and explained them carefully to Mr. Jiang. It's hard to say that she came up with an idea while chatting.
"This is the pestle head. The power device is connected to the pestle body, which is where the water hits..."
As the two talked and gestured, Young Master Jiang frowned, his brain working frantically as he barely followed their thoughts, and he roughly restored the original appearance of the thing in his mind.
The more in-depth the explanation was, the more Mr. Jiang admired their wonderful ideas, and the more respect he looked at them with.
Speaking of which, Mr. Jiang was able to say a few words about his own opinions. Although they were proven to be useless in the end, they did give the two some inspiration.
Although his proposal was rejected, Mr. Jiang was not angry. He still kept asking the two of them questions or expressing his own opinions from time to time.
The three of them studied the blueprint for the entire afternoon, and when they came to their senses, the children had already returned from school.
Although the prototype of the mill has not yet been completed, the two are already very satisfied with today's progress. The joining of Mr. Jiang just now has allowed them to perfect many details.
And after his commotion, the two of them remembered Carpenter Li. Since they couldn't think of any other ideas, they might as well talk to a professional.
In the end anyway, they would need to find Carpenter Li and his son to build it. After all, they had been doing this for half their lives and must know much more about it than the two of them.
Thinking of this, the two of them quickly packed up their things and started preparing lunch. There was also an old lady at the factory, so there was no need to worry about it. Mr. Jiang would go to bed and then go get the key.
The children were not like usual today. They all crowded in the kitchen, as if they had endless things to talk about.
While cooking, the family talked about what happened in school today, and finally finished cooking the meal before dark.
After dinner, Zheng Yuan asked Sizhu to go to the old house to get the key and sent Mr. Jiang and Jiang Shui there to rest.
The others were taking the time to prepare things for going to the market tomorrow. Tomorrow would be Dashu, Erhe, Hui Niang, Taoer and Meier.
Originally, the two of them were thinking that it was the first day of school for the children, and they were afraid that it would not be good if they interrupted their class after only one day, so they asked them not to go this time. However, the children all said they wanted to go, so the two of them let them go.
The family was busy for about an hour and finally finished cleaning up. After giving the children some instructions, they returned to their rooms and fell into a deep sleep.